title: Improving platelet safety: bacterial contamination of platelets.
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000382:microbiology*; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012306:Risk; D012449:Safety; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature